The species group Amabilis of the genus Euplocania Enderlein (Psocodea: Psocomorpha: Ptiloneuridae)
Author
Vinasco-Mondragón, Andrés Felipe
Author
González-Obando, Ranulfo
Author
García-Aldrete, Alfonso N.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-07-06
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4444.1.3
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1175-5326
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Euplocania equorum
n. sp.
Male
Figs 19–24
Diagnosis.
It is close to
E. badonneli
New & Thornton
and to
E. katios
n. sp.
It differs from them by details of the phallosome endophallic sclerites, particularly the mesal sclerite.
Color
(in 80% ethanol). Head pattern (
Fig. 21
). Compound eyes black, ocelli with ochre centripetal crescents. Clypeus, vertex and labrum pale brown. Genae with longitudinal dark brown stripes. Antennae brown. Forewings veins brown, with a dark brown spot at wing margin surrounded by a clear window. Pterostigma dark brown (
Fig. 19
). Hindwings hyaline, veins brown, with a brown spot at wing margin (
Fig. 20
).
Central
sclerite of hypandrium pale brown, with median Y-shaped dark brown area; postero-lateral processes ochraceous with clear border. Epiproct pale, paraprocts with a dark semi-circular band partially limiting the sensory fields.
Morphology
. Head (
Fig. 21
): H/MxW: 1.49, vertex concave; compound eyes large, H/d: 3.06; H/D: 2.03; IO/ MxW: 0.47. Outer cusp of lacinial tip broad, with six denticles. Forewings (
Fig. 19
): L/W: 2.54. Pterostigma: lp/ wp: 3.53, areola postica with rounded apex: al/ah: 1.96. Hindwings (
Fig. 20
): l/w: 2.77.
Central
sclerite of hypandrium convex anteriorly with a slight notch in the middle, deeply concave posteriorly, latero-posterior processes distally curved inward, side sclerites triangular (
Fig. 24
). Phallosome (
Fig. 23
) anteriorly V-shaped, with slender side struts; external parameres membranous, distally broad and rounded; two pairs of endophallic sclerites, and one posterior transverse mesal sclerite, the latter one with two pairs of postero-lateral process and one pair of antero-lateral process, making the sclerite looks like two horses. Paraprocts (
Fig. 22
) almost elliptic, with a dense setal field distally; sensory fields with 27 trichobothria on basal rosettes. Epiproct (
Fig. 22
) broad, triangular, rounded posteriorly, setal field on sides and anteriorly; two pairs of large setae, one median and one preapical.
Measurements.
FW: 4500, HW: 2975, f1: 960, IO: 520, D: 540, d: 360, IO/d: 1.44, PO: 0.66.
Specimen
studied
.
Holotype
male.
BRAZIL
.
Pará
,
Rio Araguaia
S.
Cenuldo e
Conceicudo
, Araguaia.
08°20’58.92’’S
:
49°18’31.32’’W
.
15 m
.
XI.1982
.
J. Arias.
CDC
light trap
.
Treetop
I.
15
m.
INPA
.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the symmetrical lateral projections in the mesal endophallic sclerite that look like two horses.